Plow.



Patented Dec. 9, 902.

E. L. GILLHAM.

PLOW.

(Application filed Aug. 4, 1902.)

(No Model.)

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PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 715,257, dated December9, 1902.

- Application filed August 4, 1902.

To all whom it "may concern:

Be it known that 1, EDWARD L. GILLHAM, a citizen of the United States,residing in the county of Madison, in the State of Illinois, haveinvented a certain new and useful Plow, of which the following is such afull, clear, and exact description as will enable any one skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in plows, and while it may beapplied to any form of plow it is more particularly adapted to be usedin connection with a disk plow. In plows as heretofore constructed,. andespecially in disk plows, the upper part of the soil containing the turfor stubble is not completely turned under; but part of it lies at ornear the surface of the ground, so that it is pulled out of the groundwhen the barrow is used.

The object of my invention is to provide a plow with means for scrapingor cutting oft this top portion of the soil containing the-turf orstubble, so that the same may be thrown 05 in front of the main body ofthe soil and thus be completely covered.

My invention consists in a plow provided with a blade for cutting orscraping off the top of the soil containing the turf or stubble, so thatthe said turf or stubble may be completely covered by the main body ofthe soil.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention as appliedto adisk plow, Figure 1 is a top plan view. Fig. 2 is an enlarged topplan view of the moldboard 0r scraper, and Fig. 3 is a front elevationof the disk and moldboard. Like marks of reference refer to similarparts in the several views of the drawings.

5 is the frame of an ordinary disk plow.

is rotatably carried by the frame 5.

Serial No, 118,241. (No model.)

The frame 5 is carried on wheels 6 and 7 in the usual manner. V

Sis the disk, which is of the usual form and The disk 8 is provided witha moldboard .or scraper 9, which removes the soil from the disk 8 andalso acts as a moldboard to turn the soil over. The moldboard or scraper9 is carried by an arm 10, which is secured in the usual man ner to asupport 11 on the frame 5. The inoldboard or scraper 9 is of the usualform, except that it is provided with a blade 12,

preferably formed integral with the body of the said scraper 9. Thisblade 12 projects forwardly from the scraper 9, as best shown in Fig. 2.

In the operation of my plow the soil is cut by the disk 8 in the usualmanner and passes it to the scraper or moldboard 9, which removes itfrom the said disk and turns it over. In place, however, of falling withpart of the stubble or turf near the surface in the usual manner theblade 12 cuts or scrapes away the top 14 of the soil, as shown in Fig.1, and al lows it to fall down in front of the main body of the soil 15,so that the said stubble or turf is completely covered by the main bodyof the soil.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

The combination with a disk plow, of a scraper for said plow, and ablade carried by said scraper.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWARD L. GILLHAM.

Witnesses:

W. A. ALEXANDER, A. C. FOWLER.

